From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Mar 12 7:20:23 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mail.mobis.com (mail.mobis.com [207.201.202.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BA2E37C3EE for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:09:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from almonc ([207.201.203.197]) by mail.mobis.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-57417U2500L250S0V35) with SMTP id com for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:05:09 -0600 Message-ID: <000801c1c9d7$c3263fe0$c5cbc9cf@almonc> From: n4okg@mobis.com (Al Turner) To: Subject: FAQ Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:08:26 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1C9A5.77E3F720" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1C9A5.77E3F720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had a problem with installation and finally worked it out, but the = solution to that problem created another, neither of which are = documented (so far as I can determine). Question: Why does my computer freeze up part way into the install = process when I try to install FreeBSD 4.4-Release?=20 Answer: To solve this problem reconfigure the system BIOS to enable = "PNP OS", then the device probe finds all the PNP devices, including the = CDROM where the install disc is located. This change is also necessary = any time "/stand/sysinstall" or "/stand/sysinstall configPackages" is = run. DO NOT FORGET TO RECONFIGURE THE BIOS TO DISABLE "PNP OS" AFTER = THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE OR YOU ARE FINISHED INSTALLING PACKAGES! = If the PNP OS option is enabled some pnp devices (such as the sound = card) may not work. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1C9A5.77E3F720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I had a problem with installation and = finally=20 worked it out, but the solution to that problem created another, neither = of=20 which are documented (so far as I can determine).

Question: Why does my computer = freeze up part=20 way into the install process when I try to install FreeBSD = 4.4-Release?=20

Answer: To solve this problem = reconfigure the=20 system BIOS to enable "PNP OS", then the device probe finds all the PNP = devices,=20 including the CDROM where the install disc is located. This change = is also=20 necessary any time "/stand/sysinstall" or "/stand/sysinstall = configPackages" is=20 run. DO NOT FORGET TO RECONFIGURE THE BIOS TO DISABLE "PNP OS" = AFTER THE=20 INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE OR YOU ARE FINISHED INSTALLING PACKAGES! = If the=20 PNP OS option is enabled some pnp devices (such as the sound card) may = not=20 work.

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